TYPICAL WOODEN BOATS OF MADEIRA
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2016 9:23 pm
In 1990 Madeira issued a set of 4 stamps which shows us typical wooden boats from the island and used for fishing.
The local people of Madeira considered any type of vessel by the numbers of wine barrels she could carry.
The 32E shows us an ATUNEIRO (tuna) boat used for the catching of the tuna around the island. Formerly an open whaleboat which was used in the tuna fisheries. Now motorized. The stamp shows a motorized boat and I believe fully decked.
The 60E shows a BARCO DA DESERTA, which is larger than a tuna boat with a length between 10 to 12 metres. She is fully decked which gives more safety for the vessel and crew.
The 70E shows us a MANEIRO which was in use from the beginning of the 20th century and she is propelled by two or four rowers.
The 95E shows us a BARCO CHAVELHA a medium sized wooden boat with a length up to 7 meters, first rowed but now mostly motorized.
Aak to Zumbra a Dictionary of the World’s Watercraft mentioned only the ATUNEIRO.
Madeira 1990 32/95E sg270/273, scott143/146
Source: Carlos Kullberg
The local people of Madeira considered any type of vessel by the numbers of wine barrels she could carry.
The 32E shows us an ATUNEIRO (tuna) boat used for the catching of the tuna around the island. Formerly an open whaleboat which was used in the tuna fisheries. Now motorized. The stamp shows a motorized boat and I believe fully decked.
The 60E shows a BARCO DA DESERTA, which is larger than a tuna boat with a length between 10 to 12 metres. She is fully decked which gives more safety for the vessel and crew.
The 70E shows us a MANEIRO which was in use from the beginning of the 20th century and she is propelled by two or four rowers.
The 95E shows us a BARCO CHAVELHA a medium sized wooden boat with a length up to 7 meters, first rowed but now mostly motorized.
Aak to Zumbra a Dictionary of the World’s Watercraft mentioned only the ATUNEIRO.
Madeira 1990 32/95E sg270/273, scott143/146
Source: Carlos Kullberg